The world’s finest female skier has stepped forward to say that race course conditions led to the horrible crash that landed her in the operating room. She skied her practice run at 8am then stood waiting with the rest of the field to compete until 3:15, by which time she said conditions had undergone a [ more... ]

While skiing in a super-G comp in Schladming, Austria, Lindsey Vonn suffered a devastating knee injury. She was helicoptered off the course and it was later announced that she’d torn her ACL and MCL and would undergo surgery. She says she’ll be back and competing before the 2014 Olympics. A typical ACL injury may take six months to heal after surgery, though there’s wide variance. Considering her fitness levels and access to topflight healthcare and rehab, we’ll hope to see her back in form in 2013.

The best female ski racer in the world has asked the FIS to let her compete against men in the first race of the world cup season. The FIS said they’ll rule when they get together early next month, but it would seem there’s a potential problem: The women race the same course a week [ more... ]